Printer&#39;s-stone cabinet



Dec. 7 1926. 1,609,816

B. R. HALDERMAN PRINTEBS STONE- CABINET Filed Dec. 30, 1.925

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Fetented Dec. 7, 1926.

UNTED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

BEE-A REEL HALDERMAN, 0F FBANKLIN GROVE, ILLINOIS.

PBINIIERS-STONE CABINET.

Application filed December 30, 1925. Serial m. 78,379.

[The invention relates to printers stone cabinet, and has for its object to provide means in the rear ends of the compartments of the cabinet whereby the blocks will be maintained in superimposed relation with their forward ends extending beyond the ends oil the adjacent blocks below, thereby.

allowing the stop block of each compartment to be easily and quickly graspedand re moved from the compartment without disturbing the other blocks in the compartment. Cabinets as present constructed have blocks held in positions where their forward ends are. in the same plane, consequently when a printer removes or attempts to remove one of the blocks the others are disturbed and pulled partially from the cabinet, consequently it is necessary for the printer to push the other blocks back into the compartment, which consumes a great deal of time.

A. further object is to provide the backs of the compartments of the cabinet with blocks having recesses rearwardly stepped and in which recesses the rear ends of the blocks are received, (thereby maintaining the forward ends of the blocks in outward and upwardly stepped relation whereby they may be easily grasped and removed without disturbing the adjacent blocks in compartment.

With the above and other objects in view p the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawing, described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention ma be made within the scope of what is claime without departing from the spirit of the vention.

In the drawing z-- Figure 1 is aside elevation or the cabinet,

igure 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the cabinet.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of one or the block engaging members.

Sr ferring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the cabinet which is of conventional shape and has its front side 2 inclining downwardly and forwardly. The cabinet 1 is provided with a plurality of horizontally disposed partitions 3, which form a plurality of compartments 4, in which the block 5 are disposed. lln cabinets as at present constructed the rear ends of the blocks 5 engage the back 6 of the cabinet and consequently all of the blocks in the parsired.

ticular compartment have their forward end 1n the same plane, which makes it extremely diflicult for a printer to remove the upper block without disturbing the adjacent blocks in the same compartment, consequently will lose a great deal of time in his work and to obviate this difiiculty members 7 are secured by means of screws 8 to the rear wall 1 of the cabinet in the rear ends of the compartments 4. The members 7 areprovided with rear wardly staggered recesses 9, in which the rear ends of the blocks 5 are disposed, therefore it will be seen that the forward ends of the blocks will extend beyond the forward ends of adjacent blocks below, consequently a printer m'ay eam'ly and quicklygrasp the upper block and remove the same from the compartment without disturbing 'the adjacent blocks in the compartment. It will be noted the upper block 5 engages the forward side or the member 7, and the lower block 5 extends under the member 7, therefore it will be seen a minimum number of recesses 9 will be necessary, in the member 7 and as a matter of fact two-less recesses than the number of blocks in the particular compartment. It will be understood that any number of recesses may be used as desired and applicant does not limit himself to the particular number of blocks 5 whichmay be laced in a single compartment.

units if desired. Members 7 are preferably formed of wood, however it is obvious they may be formed rrom other material it de- The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is 1. The combination with a printers block cabinet comprising a casing having a plurality of compartments therein tor the reception of superimposed blocks, of means disposed in the rear ends of the compartments and, extending across the compart ments and cooperating with the rear ends of the blocks whereby their forward-ends will,

be maintained in upwardly and outwardly stepped relation. j

2. The combination with a printers block cabinet having a block receiving compartment, a plurality of superimposed blocks" in its said compartment, of a recessed member in the rear end of the compartment and extending entirely across the compartments and having its recesses downwardly and rear- Wardly stepped for the reception of the rear ends of the blocks and "forming means Whereby the forward ends of the blocks will he maintained in upwardly and outwardly stepped relation. Y

3. The combination with the rear end of a printers block cabinet having a plurality of superimposed hlecks therein Or a recessed member in the rear end of the compartment reoeere and spaced from the bottom of the compartment and in the recesses of which some of the blocks are disposed. the upper block engaging the forward side of the recessed member the lower block extending under the lower side of the recessed member, said recessed member .ztorniine means whereby the forward ends of the blocks are maintained in upwardly and outwardly stepped relation.

:[n testimony whereof I hereunto efiix my signature.

BELA RHEA HALDERMAN. 

